Stefan Speller Email & Phone Number

Palmerston North, Nz

Public speaking, hosting and moderating events and conferences, primarily around engagement in civics, politics, volunteering, leadership, and community and commercial governance boards.

Freelance columnist writing on governance, technology and local government. Appearing in Herald (NZME) and Stuff online and print papers.All columns can be found in the 'Publications' section later in this profile.

Mar 2020 - Sep 2022 • Information technology portfolioSep 2022 - Present • Business processes portfolio

Advisor to the National Manager Reviews and leadership team. Strategic, risk and change management advice.

Providing leadership support to management and staff across Māngere, Ellerslie, Whangārei, Rotorua and Youth Services sites. Hiring, training and developing staff, creating work management strategies and organisational capability frameworks. Identifying, managing and remedying strategic and legal risks. Delivering capability coaching to develop staff to resolve client and stakeholder requests, reviews and complaints.

Working to resolve client, media and ministerial escalations, complaints and student loan scheme reviews. Guiding clients through the review of decision process until the Social Security and Student Allowance Appeal Authorities.Investigating, preparing high quality reports and presenting the Ministry’s case at hearings. Working closely with operational policy teams and staff to ensure consistency in practice.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Providing correspondence and advice for the Chief Executive and Cabinet Ministers for Social Development, Public Housing, Seniors, Defence, Employment and Education.

Leadership through example, strategic planning and governance. Experience with financial, asset and property management. Managing media interaction and responses. Developing collective board capacity through training with relevant experts. Hiring staff, public speaking and chairing regular and disciplinary meetings. Engaging key stakeholders to meet the needs of a diverse community.

Organising and facilitating the Manawatū Leaders Series, featuring local Members of Parliament (Tangi Utikere, Teanau Tuiono and Ian McKelvie) and local government leaders (Mayors Grant Smith, Helen Worboys and Chair Rachel Keedwell).

Progressed through a variety of specialist roles including:- Business process improvement,- Quality officer and leader,- Business and organisational income expert and leader,- Tertiary education provider relationship management,- IRD income match gatekeeper, and- Team leader.

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb (Underway Part-Time)

Advanced Health And Safety Governance - Accounting For Directors

Organizational Analysis

Mission Delivery For Governance Board Directors

Public Administration

Certificates in Business, Team Leadership, Regulatory Operations and Compliance, and Public Sector Services.